EMB140 crew reports main and backup pitch trim failure after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	727312
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	727312
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	727313
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Loss of main and backup pitch trim after takeoff. Could not restore pitch trim after following checklists. Considered returning to departure airport; but due to low ceilings in the entire area decided to continue to destination with favorable ceilings. Declared an emergency and made an uneventful landing at destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB140 CREW REPORTS MAIN AND BACKUP PITCH TRIM FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF.

Narrative: LOSS OF MAIN AND BACKUP PITCH TRIM AFTER TKOF. COULD NOT RESTORE PITCH TRIM AFTER FOLLOWING CHKLISTS. CONSIDERED RETURNING TO DEP ARPT; BUT DUE TO LOW CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE AREA DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DEST WITH FAVORABLE CEILINGS. DECLARED AN EMER AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT DEST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.